...okay this one is a weird one. You can certainly feel G-Dragon's presence in the song as the various yelling and shenanigans from start to finish. The song structure is very erratic and is more resembling the disjointed Big Bang my friend mentioned in the "Loser" review. While "Loser" flowed into each part, "Bae Bae" jumps around and is trying to have a fun time while doing so. I'll refrain from commenting much on the visuals, outfits, and settings of the music video. I don't think any of it is supposed to make sense.
Starting off with G-Dragon's high pitched yelling around the room like the goof that he is. I don't really know what he's doing, but he seems to be enjoying himself and that's what matters I suppose. The rapping isn't anything impressive but similar to the rapping in "Fantastic Baby," it's used to generate hype and build into...a rather weak following. This is the weakness of these disjointed songs / songs with smaller songs in them. Oh well, maybe next time. G-Dragon was also the only one without a girl for the solo shots of the MV. Sucks to be you...?
Taeyang (and later on Daesung) have the mellow section(s) of the song that could be considered the chorus? I guess that's the only conclusion given the rapping elsewhere. The part itself (parts themselves?) sound good, but I question the hilarious wig Taeyang wore, combined with the amount of makeup, basically makes him prettier than the girl with him.
T.O.P...what the hell happened? I remember when you were very stoic and composed in practically every song (even "Fantastic Baby"). Now you've got creepy contacts and are strutting your stuff like you don't give a damn haha. His actual rapping is rather high, even with his low voice in the picture.
Daesung had no variation in his lyrics from Taeyang, so there isn't much to talk about here. That sand looks fake as hell though.
Seungri has a rather boring bridge, given that it's slower than all the other members' parts, and that the visuals are also rather tame. Though I actually think this is more of a strength. The wacky rappers got wacky scenes, while the solemn vocalists got appropriately tame scenes. It's a nice touch to an otherwise erratic song and video.
The last part of the song is not only the simplest with repetitive lyrics but also the strangest as the lyrics definitely don't make any sense and the video here is just...bizarre. Leave it to G-Dragon and Big Bang to come up with the stuff that they do.
While I said that "Loser" was a good setup for "Bae Bae," I might have only halfheartedly believed that. "Bae Bae" is a funny, funky, weird song alright but it doesn't really do Big Bang justice for me. My go-to all-out song from these guys is still definitely "Fantastic Baby." And that might be where "Bae Bae" suffers the most from. It's not nearly as hype, the song doesn't feel like a singular song, and the overall tone is dampened compared to that past hit.
[ Overall: 75 / 100 ]
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